1968 Map of Squaw Mountain

About this map

The Continental Divide winds through this section of the Rocky Mountains, marking the sharp boundary between Glacier National Park and the Lewis and Clark National Forest. The landscape is defined by its dramatic hydrology, from high-altitude basins like Lena Lake and Jackstraw Lake to the prominent cascade at Running Eagle Falls. Human presence is concentrated around the Two Medicine Lake area, where a campground, boat dock, and water tank supported mid-century outdoor recreation. The eastern edge of the map follows the Blackfeet Indian Reservation Boundary, cutting through the valley of Forty-mile Creek. Transportation is restricted to the southern corridor, where the Burlington Northern tracks and the Theodore Roosevelt Highway follow the natural break in the mountains near Lubec Lake, paralleling an Old Railroad Grade that speaks to earlier transit routes through this mountain pass.